Today in the News: Obama offers fix for cancelled health plans

Thursday

Nov 14, 2013 at 5:05 PM

News on health care, a shooting at a children’s hospital, and Alec Baldwin’s stalker.

Quote of note

"This fix won't solve every problem for every person. But it's going to help a lot of people." - President Barack Obama, in announcing today that many people will be able to keep their health care plans that are being cancelled because of “Obamacare.” Before the law went into effect, Obama promised that Americans could keep their plans if they liked them, but that turned out not to be the case.

News to know

A man was shot at a Milwaukee-area children's hospital after he refused to surrender. Police went to the hospital on a felony warrant, and they found the man holding a child. He put the child down but then took out a gun and ran. Police shot him in the arm, and he was arrested.

Hot video: Actress convicted of stalking Alec Baldwin

A Canadian actress was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail by a judge who found her guilty of stalking Alec Baldwin in New York. Genevieve Sabourin, 41, was well-behaved but defiant after the verdict was announced.

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